Authorised Review Officer

(Air Traffic Services Reporting Office) Skyguide counter at airports where pilots can file flight plans (–). The ARO is an important information platform for safety-related data. It functions in a similar manner as the AIS (–).

Asia Regional Office

Arctic Research Office

Academic Research Organization. An academic institution contracted by a sponsor to perform one or more research-related functions.

Army Research Office

Airport reservation office. Staffed by the FAA, this entity allocates landing and take-off reservations for unscheduled aircraft in and out of the following airports: JFK, LGA, EWR, DCA, ORD. Since these allocations are scarce and granted 48 hours in advance on a first-come-first-served basis, travel to these five airports may be difficult by charter.

Acquisition Reform Office (on the staff to ASN(RD & A))